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B08235 The ymage of both pastoures sette forth by that mooste famouse clerck, Huldrych zwinglius ; [and] now tra[n]slated out of Latin into Englishe, By John Veron Sinonoys. A most fruitefull [and] necessary boke, to be had [and] redde in all churches, ther wyth to enarme all symple [and] ignorant folkes, agaynst the raueninge wolues and false prophetes.; Von dem predig ampt. English Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531.; VĂ©ron, John, d. 1563. 1550 (1550) STC 26143; ESTC S111785 87,055 198

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feel_v and_o perceive_v in_o theym_a a_o manyfeste_a amendment_n of_o life_n for_o so_o doethe_v the_o lord_n command_v hieremye_n sayinge_v and_o therefore_o gird_v uppe_o thy_o loin_n arise_v and_o tell_v they_o all_o that_o i_o geve_v thou_o in_o commandment_n fear_v they_o not_o least_o i_o destroy_v the_o before_o they_o for_o behold_v this_o day_n do_v i_o make_v the_o a_o strong_a defence_a town_n and_o iron_n pyllet_n &_o a_o brace_n wall_n against_o the_o whole_a land_n against_o the_o king_n and_o mighty_a man_n of_o juda_n against_o the_o priest_n &_o people_n of_o the_o land_n they_o shall_v fight_v against_o the_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o overcome_v therefore_o i_o be_o with_o the_o to_o delyver_v the._n they_o shall_v converte_v unto_o the_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o converte_v unto_o theym_n rebuke_v it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o pastor_n too_o rebuke_v choose_v vice_n the_o none_n other_o man_n dare_v rebuke_v for_o as_o among_o the_o lacedaemonian_n there_o be_v certain_a offycer_n call_v ephori_fw-la and_o among_o the_o roman_n other_o who_o they_o call_v tribuni_fw-la and_o at_o this_o presence_n in_o certain_a cytye_n of_o germanye_n there_o be_v high_a warden_n of_o company_n or_o trybe_n which_o do_v resy_v and_o wythstande_v the_o head_n ruler_n if_o at_o any_o time_n magistrate_n ephori_fw-la &_o tribuni_fw-la be_v offycer_n among_o the_o lacedaemonian_n &_o romayn_v too_o who_o the_o people_n if_o they_o be_v not_o well_o use_v may_v have_v aupel_v from_o the_o hygh_a magistrate_n through_o over_o great_a power_n he_o ware_v out_o of_o fation_n so_o god_n do_v institute_v &_o ordain_v pastor_n among_o his_o people_n as_o certain_a offycer_n which_o shall_v always_o watch_v for_o god_n will_v have_v no_o man_n to_o be_v so_o high_a nor_o of_o sech_v authority_n the_o all_o man_n shall_v be_v afraid_a to_o rebuke_v his_o sin_n or_o tell_v he_o of_o his_o fawre_n and_o if_o the_o magistrate_n who_o offyce_v and_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o do_v it_o be_v either_o let_v with_o fear_n or_o infect_v &_o sick_a with_o the_o same_o disease_n dare_v not_o bold_o resist_v &_o wythstand_v the_o supreme_a ruler_n &_o governor_n yet_o shall_v he_o that_o be_v a_o pastor_n never_o sleep_v in_o deed_n if_o thautorytie_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v join_v with_o his_o study_n labour_n and_o godly_a endevoure_v or_o enterprise_n vice_n and_o wickedness_n shall_v the_o more_o easelye_o and_o with_o great_a quietness_n or_o more_o commodious_o be_v take_v away_o but_o if_o he_o be_v slothful_a or_o negligent_a the_o pastor_n shall_v take_v upon_o he_o this_o hard_a cure_n yea_o with_o the_o peryl_n and_o ieopardye_o of_o his_o own_o head_n and_o shall_v look_v for_o help_v and_o delyveraunce_n from_o none_o other_o that_o from_o god_n only_o thou_o pastoure_n must_v watch_v twenty-five_o il_fw-fr croni_fw-la